Jon and Matt were privileged to have Dr. Stephen Zunes share his wealth of knowledge about the Middle East and the Unites States' destructive history in the region. Stephen is expert on the Middle East and US foreign policy and current a professor of politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco.

Specifically discussed:

- The disastrous US war in Iraq ( The Persian Gulf War) 

- As if anyone still needs to learn....the 2003 invasion of Iraq was based on lies... and many people (including Dr. Zunes) knew this AT THE TIME

- Joe Biden's deep complicity in and lack of contrition for the 2003 Invasion of Iraq

- Americans have a fundamental misunderstanding about terrorism

- An evaluation of the Obama administration's record in the Middle East

- Trump's record in the Middle East and the charlatan nature of  his "antiwar" posturing

- Dr. Zunes' critique of Joe Biden's foreign policy and why the president elect's claims about his Iraq vote should be be believed

- A lesser known example of the US thwarting independence movement in West Sahara

Dr. Zunes' Work: Please Support Him!

Article mentioned in podcast: The Gulf War: 8 myths

Author of the Books: Tinderbox, and Western Sahara:War Nationalism& Conflict Irresolution

Much of Dr. Zunes work can be found at his website 

Our Work:

Jon's recent article: Tackling the Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex

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